Negotiation

Tang Qi could see wisps of grey-black magic power, like mist, pouring out of that beautiful figure, then wrapping around his soul, dragging him towards that terrifying world.

It was a realm filled with ill fortune, where there was no light, no brightness, everything was grey and dark. Swirling vortices made this realm twisted and even more ominous, like the most terrifying nightmare.

Once trapped within, there would be no escape.

The only way was to surrender.

"Surrender to me, and you will become a Child of Misfortune, you will possess the Power of Misfortune."

A voice like a sleepwalker's echoed in Tang Qi's mind.

A strong impulse, like poisonous vines, climbed up and wrapped around Tang Qi's heart, making him want to yield, to kneel down, to offer eternal loyalty, to kiss the toes of this beautiful lady before him, and become her most humble slave.

In fact, Tang Qi's body was already slowly bending over, suppressed by the grey-black magic power.

The completely changed Sally, with a contemptuous yet captivating smile that could drive countless men mad and make them pay any price, appeared on her perfect face. She seemed to envision the scene of Tang Qi kissing her toes.

A mere human youth who had just entered the Supernatural Realm—if the Spiritual Tide hadn't just returned, she wouldn't have even looked at him.

But from an angle she couldn't see, Tang Qi slowly closed his eyes. As fragmented pieces of information flowed before him, he activated a skill. He ignited a... sun.

Encountered Misfortune Magic!

Undergoing Slave of Misfortune transformation!

Target is a supernatural human!

Performing magic power level judgment!

Unique Magic Power [Furnace Power] overflowing!

Judgment passed!

Transformation failed!

Boom

Hiss hiss~

It was like throwing a red-hot branding iron into thick snow. The snow didn't completely melt, but around Tang Qi, who had transformed into a golden sun, those wisps of grey-black Misfortune Magic dissipated completely at an incredibly horrifying speed.

The girl, like a dark elf, her ridiculous look of contempt solidified, then turned into a scream. The grey mist that had been gently缠绕 instantly turned into terrifying whips, and accompanied by the girl's screams, they frantically lashed at Tang Qi's body with a frequency that felt like it would tear eardrums.

And her scream was filled with an ominous quality that crushed the Dugong Sea Demon.

"Child of the Furnace, damn Furnace Master's inheritance, didn't you disgusting guys go extinct in the Great Cataclysm of the last era?"

"Why? Why can you still survive like rats on the Star of Origin, lurking beside me so early, and trying to destroy one of my clones? I won't let you succeed."

"Die, all die."

This sudden turn of events left Tang Qi, the "instigator," momentarily stunned.

However, it wasn't difficult to extract some incredibly surprising information from the words of the Misfortune Witch Sub-Personality, who had turned into a crazy girl.

The Golden Furnace Meditation Method has an extraordinary origin!

It has enmity with the Otherworldly Deity!

The Otherworldly Deity misunderstood his approach as having a purpose!

Finally, she is afraid.

Just as a wild beast will exert its full strength when threatened.

The Misfortune Witch Sub-Personality is not human.

But at this moment, Tang Qi still felt her emotions. Unfortunately, Tang Qi couldn't do anything right now.

He had to maintain a meditative state to transform into the Golden Furnace.

Tang Qi couldn't be sure if he could win if he exited meditation and simply used Furnace Power against the Misfortune Witch Sub-Personality.

He hadn't tried, but Tang Qi knew the chances of winning weren't high.

Perhaps Furnace Power and Misfortune Magic are of the same supernatural level.

But Tang Qi wasn't truly the so-called Child of the Furnace. He had only obtained the Meditation Method and didn't have other supporting inheritances, and he hadn't been practicing the Meditation Method for long.

His opponent, however, was a pure Misfortune Witch, magic power split from the Otherworldly Deity's main body. It had resided within Sally for over ten years, nurturing and giving birth to a Misfortune Witch Sub-Personality that could perfectly use that portion of Misfortune Magic.

If he exited the "Golden Furnace" state, Tang Qi suspected he might be instantly dismembered.

It was incredible, but the two were indeed in a stalemate.

Even more unbelievable was that Tang Qi knew if the stalemate continued, he would regain the upper hand.

Among the fragmented pieces of information his special ability saw before entering meditation, there was this one:

When the time limit arrives, if the Misfortune Witch cannot capture a suitable Slave of Misfortune, she will face two choices: be forced to merge with the main personality to break the seal, which will cause unpredictable consequences, or be re-sealed, waiting for the next suitable opportunity.

Countdown: Three minutes.

The information leaked by this fragment was that after more than ten years, the main body sealing the Misfortune Magic was no longer that pair of glasses, but Sally herself, the "container." As a sub-personality, the Misfortune Witch only had two options: break the container or merge with it.

As an Otherworldly Deity, she certainly wouldn't allow herself to be assimilated by a human girl, so her choice was obvious.

Sure enough, Tang Qi's prediction came true.

The frantic witch quickly calmed down. She stared at Tang Qi, who had his eyes closed and was radiating golden flames, her brow slightly furrowed. The black flowers on the wreath atop her head bloomed even more alluringly and ominously.

To their side, the glasses held by Mrs. Hudson were trembling slightly, as if they might fly back to Sally's nose at any moment.

The information Tang Qi knew, she knew even better.

And what Tang Qi didn't know, like her having a third option, was to transform the nearby Mrs. Hudson into a Slave of Misfortune. However, that also carried a risk; Mrs. Hudson was just an ordinary old lady, and she might die directly during the transformation process.

Right now, the Misfortune Witch was at a disadvantage.

The first option, merging with Sally, was something she absolutely wouldn't do. Because this was the first time she, as a Sub-Personality, had control of this body, once they merged, she would likely be directly devoured by the main personality, Sally. At that point, she would no longer be the Misfortune Witch, but a witch who had gained powerful, ominous magic.

But the second option was even less possible. Returning to the seal meant Tang Qi could survive. By then, an extraordinary human dealing with a girl who had no power to resist – the outcome was imaginable.

A powerful Sub-Personality, born from the magic of an Otherworldly Deity!

Yet, in a confrontation with a young man who had only recently entered the Supernatural Realm, she was falling into a disadvantage?

This was incredible, but it had become reality.

"Misfortune roams the same path, sometimes descending upon this person, sometimes upon another, but it always favors me. Only when the supreme incarnation of fate reappears can I break free from their backlash and become the sole Goddess of Fate."

"Before breaking free, since resistance is futile, let us compromise."

"My main body surely cannot imagine that I would choose to... negotiate with the Child of the Furnace."

After murmuring an oracle-like prophecy, the grey-black mist that filled the entire fitting room suddenly surged and retracted back into Sally's body. At this moment, the body controlled by the witch's Sub-Personality suddenly took a step forward, and her soft lips pressed directly onto Tang Qi's forehead.

A ripple of grey mist spread out, and a voice filled with ominous charm echoed in Tang Qi's mind.